January 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 17 Waldwick Watch Scouts hold Newspaper Drive On Jan. 19, Waldwick Boy Scouts will collect newspapers to be recycled. Residents are reminded to bundle papers in stacks no more than eight inches high and leave the bundles at the curb the night before the collection. Any papers put at the curb after 8 a.m. on Saturday may be missed. WCA announces Wine Tasting The Waldwick Community Alliance will hold its Annual Wine Tasting benefit on Saturday, Jan. 19 at Guardian Angel R.C. Church in Allendale. The event will feature over 100 wines, craft beers, cheeses, hors d’oeuvres, gourmet chocolates, and prizes. The wine selection will be provided by Maratene’s Fine Wines and Spirits in Waldwick. Tickets are $45 per adult, and may be purchased at waldwickcommunityalliance.org or by calling (201) 873-8919. All of the proceeds and 20 percent of the wine sales from the event will benefit the restoration of the Waldwick Train Station. The WCA is also offering tickets for its Dream Vacation Contest. Participants may purchase tickets at $20 each for an opportunity to win $3,000 toward a dream vacation anywhere in the world. This opportunity is being co-sponsored with Kallman Travel Services of Waldwick. The winner will be announced at 7:30 p.m. on April 28 at VFW Post 1049 located at 7 Hewson Avenue in Waldwick. To purchase tickets, visit www. Waldwickcommunityalliance.org, call (201) 873-8919, or mail a check payable to “Waldwick Community Alliance” to the WCA at 19 West Prospect Street, Suite 1, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Tickets may also be purchased at Amster’s Prospect Tavern, Flowers by Joan, Home Hardware and Supply, Ike’s Big Mouth Subs and Wings, Kallman Travel Services, Maratene’s Fine Wines and Spirits, Nellie’s Place, Plaza Jewelers, Waldwick Auto Body, Waldwick Auto Service, and Waldwick Paint and Wallpaper. Church holds Coat Drive The Waldwick United Methodist Church located at 25 Franklin Turnpike will continue to collect winter coats for friends in need at CUMAC. New or clean, gently-used coats may be dropped off at the church office between 9 a.m. and noon through Jan. 15. For more information, call (201) 652-5130. Headless Horseman to haunt library Neill Hartley, of the American Historical Theatre, will present an interactive, one-man interpretation of Washington Irving’s classic story of Ichabod Crane’s fateful encounter with the Headless Horseman at the Waldwick Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 19. The program will A ‘thank you’ to legislators The Waldwick Mayor and Council last week honored District 40 Senator Kevin O’Toole and Assemblymen Dave Russo and Scott Rumana for their assistance during the blackout caused by Hurricane Sandy. Above, Mayor Thomas Giordano, right, presents a proclamation to Senator O’Toole, as Russo and Rumana look on. At right, Giordano honors O’Toole’s chief of staff, Al Barlas, for his help. “Their tireless efforts and unending dedication to Waldwick and our residents will never be forgotten. Every time we put a call in to them, we knew that we were not alone and they were doing everything in their power to give the residents of Waldwick back their town,” Giordano told the legislators. The mayor called Barlas “a godsend” for responding to all call to the senator. “He went above and beyond for Waldwick. To this day, Al still calls to see if we are all right. He might not be a resident here, but during the hurricane, he treated Waldwick like it was his own,” Giordano said. Giordano presented certificates of commendation on behalf of County Executive Kathleen Donovan to the Waldwick Fire Department, police department, ambulance corps, CERTS, OEM and DPW for giving outstanding service to the community during the storm. begin at 2 p.m. In addition to telling of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Hartley will present a discussion of the 19th century author. Hartley, a professional actor, serves on the faculty of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His previous appearances at the library include the roles of Sherlock Holmes, FDR, P.T. Barnum, and Charles Lindbergh. The program is free and open to the public, but space is limited and pre-registration is recommended. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. The library is located at 19 Prospect Street. The program is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.